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<blockquote data-quote="ScottinPollock" data-source="post: 481589" data-attributes="member: 40111">I wasn't speaking to 'possession' but the ability (and/or right) to copy. Without the negs it would be pretty tough to create any more decent prints. Only the photog is capable of additional prints, hence he is the only one with the right to print them. Now if they were to offer up the negs to the client, that seemingly would offer up the © as well.Obviously that metaphor doesn't quite fit the digital age, but lawmakers have been slow to understand the technology, let alone write common sense legislation regarding it... and I don't suppose the courts are any less clueless in this regard. I don't want to go all political on you, but the whole USPTO/copyright system in the U.S. is in need of a serious revamp as it is no longer doing what it was designed to do, and in fact is accomplishing the exact opposite, often being used as a mainline tool for extortion.Rant over... now back to our previously scheduled programming.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ScottinPollock, post: 481589, member: 40111"] I wasn't speaking to 'possession' but the ability (and/or right) to copy. Without the negs it would be pretty tough to create any more decent prints. Only the photog is capable of additional prints, hence he is the only one with the right to print them. Now if they were to offer up the negs to the client, that seemingly would offer up the © as well. Obviously that metaphor doesn't quite fit the digital age, but lawmakers have been slow to understand the technology, let alone write common sense legislation regarding it... and I don't suppose the courts are any less clueless in this regard. I don't want to go all political on you, but the whole USPTO/copyright system in the U.S. is in need of a serious revamp as it is no longer doing what it was designed to do, and in fact is accomplishing the exact opposite, often being used as a mainline tool for extortion. Rant over... now back to our previously scheduled programming. [/QUOTE]

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